The hell they call Meickle Bin
Stirling Bike Club - May19th 2002
Met at Kings Park and rode up to Carron Bridge Hotel before heading round south of Loch Carron on fire roads and disappearing into woods past fallen trees.
Brennan in the forest
Brennan, his bike and McShougal Steed...in the mud - apparently
this wasn't meant to happen.
Lunch & Eric tucks into his pasta salad
Escaping from the forest - a forestry explosion made
getting out very difficult
More carrying - this time in the open
We eventually picked up fire roads and headed to the summit.
It turns out that the forestry epic was completely unnecessary.
(Editor's Note - the forestry footpath was totally rideable
2 years previous to this excursion...he cannot be held responsible
for the actions of Forestry Workers in that time!)
The view wasn't THAT bad...
Trig Point - Meickle Bin
Conditions were wild up there
(Editor's Note - as I have been up to the top of Meikle
Bin about 20-odd times I felt it would be wise to stay
in the shelter of the trees - I was cold and sore and couldn't
face the wind!!!)
Reunited with non-summiters & a group photo
A big thumbs up to the Carron Bridge hotel for welcoming Colin
looking like this!!!
Feeding time at the Monkey's Tea Party
36 miles - 6 hours.
Very muddy, very wet and windy.
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